OET interlinear 1 KI 16:2

uW Translation Notes:

Although I exalted you

(Some words not found in UHB: because which/who I,raised_you_up from/more_than the,dust and,I,made_you leader on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in people_of,my Yisrael and,you_have_walked in,the_way_of Yārāⱱəˊām/(Jeroboam) and,you_have_caused_to_sin DOM people_of,my Yisrael to,provoke,me_to_anger by,sins_of,their )

This is God’s message that Jehu was to give to Baasha. The word “you” refers to Baasha.

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

I exalted you out of the dust

(Some words not found in UHB: because which/who I,raised_you_up from/more_than the,dust and,I,made_you leader on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in people_of,my Yisrael and,you_have_walked in,the_way_of Yārāⱱəˊām/(Jeroboam) and,you_have_caused_to_sin DOM people_of,my Yisrael to,provoke,me_to_anger by,sins_of,their )

“I raised you out of the dust.” Being in the dust on the ground represents not being important. Exalting someone represents making him important. Alternate translation: “I raised you from a very unimportant position” or “when you had no power or influence over people, I made you important”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

you have walked in the way of Jeroboam

(Some words not found in UHB: because which/who I,raised_you_up from/more_than the,dust and,I,made_you leader on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in people_of,my Yisrael and,you_have_walked in,the_way_of Yārāⱱəˊām/(Jeroboam) and,you_have_caused_to_sin DOM people_of,my Yisrael to,provoke,me_to_anger by,sins_of,their )

Walking represents behaving. Jeroboam and Baasha both sinned. The full meaning of this statement can be made clear. Alternate translation: “you have done the same things that Jeroboam did” or “you have sinned as Jeroboam sinned” (See also: figs-explicit)